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The UN will launch a Flash Appeal on 8 October to support response actions in Haiti. CERF has released an initial grant of US$5 million to begin life-saving response operations in the most affected areas. Earlier this week, CERF also released a loan of US$8 million dollars to UNICEF to scale up...

The full extent of the damage in Haiti following the passage of Hurricane Matthew is being compiled, as Government and UN teams in Les Cayes and Jérémie made initial assessments today (6 October).
Communications with affected areas in south-west Haiti are still limited, with no mobile...

The full extent of the damage in Haiti following the passage of Hurricane Matthew will be assessed today, as the Government and the UN are planning initial assessments. Affected areas in south-west Haiti are effectively cut off, with communications disconnected and roads inaccessible due to flooding....

As of 1100 EST on Tuesday 4 October, Matthew is located 18.9° N and 74.3° W, some 60 km north-east of Tiburon (Haiti) and 145 km south of the eastern tip of Cuba. It is moving north at 17 km/h, with maximum sustained winds of 230 km/h, according to the National Hurricane Center (NOAA). Hurricane...

This week the humanitarian information service ReliefWeb is launching a digital campaign to hear from its growing number of users.
ReliefWeb, whose website is now visited by more than 450,000 users every month, was launched in 1996 in the wake of the African Great Lakes crisis to improve the access and...